Reaction-Map of Organic ChemistrySteven MurovThe Reaction-Map of Organic Chemistry has been designed to provide an overview of most of the reactions needed for the organic chemistry course and should help students develop synthetic routes from one functional group to another.Murov, Steven. J. Chem. Educ.2007, 84, 1224.

Addition Reactions |

Electrophilic Substitution |

Elimination Reactions |

Nucleophilic Substitution |

Oxidation / Reduction |

Periodicity / Periodic Table |

Reactions |

Synthesis |

Enrichment / Review Materials

Semiempirical and DFT Investigations of the Dissociation of Alkyl HalidesJack R. WaasEnthalpy changes corresponding to the gas phase heats of dissociation of 12 organic halides were calculated using two semiempirical methods, the HartreeFock method, and two DFT methods. All five methods agreed generally with the expected empirically known trends in the dissociation of alkyl halides.Waas, Jack R. J. Chem. Educ.2006, 83, 1017.

A study of the E2 reaction for the microscale organic labFlash, Patrick; Galle, Fred; Radil, MarkStudents determine the pseudo-first-order rate constant for the elimination of HBr from 2-bromobutane and measure the yield and approximate composition of the alkene products, determine the yield of alkenes from 1-bromobutane under the same conditions, and examine the effect of changing solvent polarity on alkene yields for the two halides.Flash, Patrick; Galle, Fred; Radil, Mark J. Chem. Educ.1989, 66, 958.

A dynamic carbon model capable of showing changes in hybridizationFountain, K. R.It is possible to construct a simple dynamic model of a carbon atom that demonstrates the Walden inversion, the SN1 reaction, and when joined with another units like itself demonstrates the full spectrum of elimination reactions.Fountain, K. R. J. Chem. Educ.1979, 56, 379.

Donor-acceptor interactions in organic chemistrySunderwirth, S. G.The purpose of this article is to aid teachers in making even more effective use of theoretical considerations in teaching organic chemistry; the primary objective is to emphasize the underlying principles that are common to the following four basic types of reactions: substitution, addition, elimination, and rearrangement.Sunderwirth, S. G. J. Chem. Educ.1970, 47, 728.

Experiments with photoconductive cadmium sulfideSheehan, William F.The objectives of this experiment are to prepare photoconductive CdS containing deliberately added traces of chlorine and copper; to determine the influence of copper content upon the electrical properties of the photoconductor; and to characterize the photoconductor by measuring certain physical properties.Sheehan, William F. J. Chem. Educ.1962, 39, 540.

Conductivity |

Elimination Reactions

The principle of minimum bending of orbitalsStewart, George H.; Eyring, HenryThe authors present a theory of valency that accounts for a variety of organic and inorganic structures in a clear and easily understood manner.Stewart, George H.; Eyring, Henry J. Chem. Educ.1958, 35, 550.